Obituaries

PORTLAND — James Nitsche, 81, a longtime resident of Hicks Street, died March 23 at the Barron Center. He was born Oct. 31, 1933, in Buffalo, New York, a son of Joseph and Eleanor (Harris) Nitsche. In 1951, during the Korean War, James enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. While ...

PORTLAND — Frances Catherine Parisi, 82, of Portland and formerly of Yarmouth, died March 16. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 28, 1932, the daughter of Fiore and Frances (Petrucci) Parisi. She attended elementary school in Yarmouth and then attended North Yarmouth Academy....

CUMBERLAND — William Parker "Bill" Ward, 67, died Aug. 4 surrounded by his family and friends at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House following a severe stroke. Born Aug. 7, 1943, in Portland, a son of Parker and Barbara (Galloway) Ward, he grew up in Prides Corner, Westbrook, and graduate...

PORTLAND — Michael Aaron Schlemann, 39, died unexpectedly Aug. 2 at his Shalom House apartment in Portland. Born in Pomona, Calif., on Aug. 22, 1971, he moved to Yarmouth at age 6 and attended Yarmouth schools. After graduating from Yarmouth High School in 1990, he attended Sienna Co...

BATH — Lester E. Williams, 59, died July 15 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born in Bath on Jan. 2, 1952, he was the son of Edward and Ruby Williams. As a child Lester liked to go to firemen musters. A hard worker and lifelong truck driver, over the years he w...